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John Mosman

The End

Our big trip this year was to Acadia NP in Maine. The park is breath taking! This trip we stopped at the  Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Baseball Hall of Fame, and Daryl's House.

This was a great trip and sadly our last. For health reasons we are selling our RV and simply dealing with medical issues going forward. Our years of camping and RV'ing were so fun, we will miss it so much.

Take care out there!

Yellowstone Trip 2021

 Our long trip this year was to Yellowstone National Park which we did in July. What a great trip, on our own, renewal and wonderful places. We planned to make Fargo the first day out but settled for Baraboo, WI staying at a Cracker Barrel. Staying was fine and we ate our breakfast there. We were able to use our bump out so sleeping was fine. I would recommend Cracker Barrel for one night stays, just make sure to call ahead.

The next morning we headed out to our next stop, another "one-nighter" on the way in Casselton, ND. We stayed at Governor's Inn  

RV'ing 2022

 We already did our "shakedown" trip at our usual Rock Cut State Park outside of Rockford IL. Everything in the camper worked as it should. I had a breathing issue with my allergies and went to the emergency room about 1:00 am. After a quick check in, the wait was at two hours, I felt better and we headed back to the campground.

Our big trip for 2022 starts this Friday, heading east all the way to Arcadia National Park. Most of our stops this years are touristy things: Niagara Falls, Baseball Hall of Fame, Daryl's House, Bethel Center for the Arts (Woodstock) and ending with the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame. 

The trip is still over 2,000 miles, but slightly shorter then last year's trip to Yellowstone NP. With gas and diesel fuel pricing rocketing skywards, we will paying a premium this year. DEF, needed for diesel engines is now in short supply and fortunately we have a box of it in the car we will tow. 

We will provide updates as the trips gets going!

Morrison-Rockwood State Park June 2021

 

We took a short, two hour drive, out to Morrison-Rockwood State Park for the weekend. While the weather was hot (90 degree plus) we found this state park very pleasant. The park is about fifteen minutes commute from Clinton, IA.  After hearing  how all campgrounds are packed across the country, this was about half full. Site #46 was clean and well shaded as most of the sites. 

After the two hour drive west on I-88 we passed through the quaint town of Morris. The Victorian houses on the hillside are spectacular. This is just one example. The downtown street is being redone and from what we could see have restaurants, bars, and shops. 

Driving up the streets behind the Victorian homes shows nice, suburban homes. This weekend was Garage Sale weekend with man homes with items out for sale. 

We ate lunch at Family Chef, which was packed for lunch. The folks there are friendly and this seemed where "everyone knows your name" is for real. 

On Saturday we went for a planned short hike hoping the woods a bit cooler. We actually got lost. The trail has numbered stakes to follow and at one point we realized there no stakes and we were turn around. With temperatures in the 90's we worried about wandering around to long. We finally came out by a road and fortunately a couple on horseback came by and we asked for directions. They looked at the map turned in their saddles and pointed, you should be that way at the next road crossing. They were correct, hikers saved!  

Yes, you would think the key fob car horn would have worked, but we were out of range. Thank goodness for the horse back riders!

We headed back to our site, took a nap and then Michelle fix a yummy dinner for the worn out hikers!

Lake Carlton is a fishing lake and even in the heat, many trying their luck. We had ice cream from the small restaurant and headed back to our campsite at dusk. We headed home on Sunday and can recommend Morrison-Rockwood State Park,

Rock Cut State Park

We completed out annual shake-down trip to Rock Cut State Park outside of Rockford, IL. We are still waiting for the tow bar to arrive so I drove the car behind our camper. This way we would have easy local transportation. I was surprised that the loop was not fully occupied for the weekend, to early yet? 

Our site was #432 which is well maintained. My only beef was the men's bathroom and how disgusting the toilet. Do people just 'dump' all over? Geez. I am finding the outhouses a better option. 

On Saturday we had lunch with my daughter and grandsons. The restaurant is located on the Rock River. Catching up after a long year of Covid was wonderful at an outdoor table. We then visited the marina where she parks her new motor boat. She is a new boater and she and the boys are having a ball.

My friends Scott and Lynne came down and we spent time at Traxler Park in Janesville along the river. Scott came back later to our site for a nice evening of catching-up.

All in all, a very nice weekend. Shake down for 2021 went well along with family, friends and Sir George operated tip top.  Our next trip is in Illinois to Morrison-Rockwood State Park, a new state park for us. 

A new season starts, more camping to follow!

Mechanical Update II

Tail lights are replaced and refrigerator is working. We are packing Sir George and heading to Rock Cut State Park for our shake down trip!